Hi,
last year I read a lot about ick online and as far as I remember:
the parasite goes through a cycle within which it is also present in the water for a little while (free floating), looking for new hosts. It is so small, that you cannot see it but during that stage vacuuming the gravel is not enough. If one parasite stays floating in the water it will come back and multiply. If they are floating in the water they are most vulnerable and you have to kill it at that time. Therefore the treatment has to last as long as a complete life cycle lasts.
What people sometimes forget and it was warned about it: During the small time that the parasite is in its free floating stage it can be on anything in the aquarium. Which means if you buy plants out of a tank that might have infected fish which in it you can catch ick by introducing those plants into your tank....
Good luck with the treatment!
Nora
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